"Democracy doesn’t happen by accident. We have to defend it, fight for it, strengthen it, renew it." President Biden, February 2021. #kenyaelections2022

Kenyan #mobile telecommunications company #Safaricom’s entry into Ethiopia marks a major milestone in Ethiopia’s efforts toward market liberalisation. The liberalised #telecoms market means that Ethiopia will attract lots of inve…lnkd.in/gWvsh3tv lnkd.in/gtFSR_5u

I am attending the World Bank/IMF #AnnualMeetings in Washington DC this year. Thursday’s session with the Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya, Dr. Patrick Njoroge on the Global Economic Storm was quite insightful especially about what’s happening in eme…lnkd.in/gHXrA23c

Does continued globalisation offer us the best chance to address climate change? On the issue of a global carbon tax, the argument is that over emitters such as the United States should pay into a global fund which will be distributed to under emitters s…lnkd.in/gsgKrnYa

The The African Leadership University (ALU) campus in Kigali is a place to behold. Even the architects who designed the campus building understood the work that would be taking place here. They gave the building an inspiring outloo…lnkd.in/gVGyUEa4 lnkd.in/gmYKsfk7

A Kenyan just became the Prime Minister of the UK. Well someone with Kenyan origins. Rishi Sunak was born in Southampton to Parents of Punjabi origin who were born in East Africa. During the 19th century, over 1 million Indians migrated from India into…lnkd.in/gnEpWrKr

Congratulations to the newest cohort of #MandelaRhodesScholars, including two of my students at The African Leadership University, Karisma Mamboleo and Abraham Duol Maker. Welcome to the family. As an alumnus of the program, I am confident you will do gr…lnkd.in/gzmSj5Pm

"What happens to all of those returned products? You might assume that unused items are inspected and repackaged, then put back onto store and warehouse shelves, but that’s far from the reality of how retailers operate. In a linear…lnkd.in/gcWRxcZc lnkd.in/g7N_5C6E

I have always strived to put one foot in acadamia and another in practice. Looking at development issues from both angles has been very valuable to my work/career and the impact. "There is a lot of talk about how to raise awarene…lnkd.in/gCr5YBDr lnkd.in/gZC8QPRh

Trade amongst African countries remain the lowest globally, with only five out of the 55 African countries trading within Africa, according to the latest Mo Ibrahim Index report (2022) (The #IbrahimIndex of #AfricanGovernance). Intra-regional trade cons…lnkd.in/gij3gSRr

I recently joined The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine as a Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Fellow. I will work with the Science and Engineering Capacity Development Board, the International Netwo…lnkd.in/eEq6yFWa lnkd.in/eYgSVBMn

I attended the Roundtable on Global Science Diplomacy Spring 2023 Meeting, organized by the U.S. National Academies where speakers explored the current state of science diplomacy. It was interesting to hear from speakers, including…lnkd.in/e8TBkDsM lnkd.in/e8VfhAHD

China's decision to restrict access to its largest academic database will make it difficult for scholars and institutions studying "China," including in international cooperation in areas such science and technology. "Libraries a…lnkd.in/e3dwmS5P lnkd.in/efiKAwfD

BRICS Forum countries - Russia, Brazil, India, China, and South Africa have proposed to develop a new currency to rival the U.S Dollar. I find the comments by Naoise McDonagh quite insightful on why this announcement - despite it…lnkd.in/ehqZ3T83 lnkd.in/ew96vGHY

The The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) is calling for submissions of case studies of approaches to problem-solving and policies, which have been used to address the interlinked challenges of climate and health. Selected case studie…lnkd.in/ekGpQmwV lnkd.in/eTyWCwwk

This week I had the opportunity to attend the Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) in Africa day event which was held at the margins of the 2023 Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology, and Innovation for the SDGs, which took place at the UN H…lnkd.in/ewX5HYgM

One study estimated that: it would cost $39 million to build a 10,000 metric-ton cathode precursor plant in the DRC. This is three times cheaper than what a similar plant in the U.S. would cost. A similar plant in China and Poland…lnkd.in/eWzHkWJe lnkd.in/eB-Zusd8

On US - China competition in Africa, @eolander is one excellent analyst to follow. lnkd.in/dBhMxZz9

Our study exploring how crisis can affect changemakers’ efforts to innovate and transform systems towards sustainability and justice recently got published in Sustainability Science. Conducted during the #Covid-19 #pandemic in 2020…lnkd.in/dK3hPGY5 lnkd.in/d-XFjj_W

One of the saddest videos have watched today #RutoMustGo